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ANA  3
KCR  2
 NYY  8
@BAL  2
 CLE  8
@CHW  3
 BOS  2
@MIL  1
 DET  6
@OAK  5
 SEA  3
TOR  2
 MIN 11
@TEX  1
 COL  4
@ATL  0
 FLA  5
SFG  4
 LAD  4
@HOU  3
(10)		 NYM  1
MON  0
 CIN  6
@PHI  4
 CHC  3
@PIT  2
 STL 10
SDP  4
Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 25,923

 Sunday, September 14, 1997, 2:05
Time of Game: 3:09
Twins
11
60-87
Won 1
5th, 19½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           6  0  0   2  1  1   0  1  0   11 21  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1 10  1
W: Dan Serafini (2-0), L: Bobby Witt (11-11)
 Rangers
1
70-79
Lost 1
3rd, 12½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   0   0   1    2   1  .291  .806   31   17    1   1   
  D Hocking PR-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .691    1    1    2   2   
B Brede RF                    6   1   2   1    0   2  .291  .776   19   13    3   0   2B
M Cordova LF                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .235  .687   22   16    3   0   SB
  C Latham PR-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500    3    1    1   0   
S Stahoviak DH                6   1   2   1    0   1  .230  .715   16   13    0   0   
D Ortiz 1B                    4   3   3   2    2   0  .412 1.180   24   12    7   0   HR,2B
D Miller C                    5   1   3   2    0   1  .277  .642   13    9    3   0   
  J Valentin C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    2    0   0   
T Walker 3B                   5   1   1   3    1   0  .206  .589   24   16    0   1   HR,2·GDP
P Meares SS                   5   1   4   0    0   0  .274  .726   19   13    4   3   
R Becker CF-LF                5   1   3   0    0   2  .265  .757   24   15    3   0   

D Serafini P                                                                  0   0
  T Ritchie P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       47  11  21   0    5   7              198  128   27   8
Batting Events
2B: D Ortiz (2, off B Eversgerd); B Brede (9, off T Clark).
HR: T Walker (2, off B Witt; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Ortiz (1, off J Santana; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: D Ortiz 7; T Walker 4; P Meares 4; R Becker 3; B Brede 3; M Cordova 3; D Miller 3; S Stahoviak 2.
GIDP: T Walker 2 (4).
RBI: T Walker 3 (11); D Miller 2 (8); D Ortiz 2 (3); C Knoblauch (55); S Stahoviak (29); M Cordova (42); B Brede (18).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz 2; C Knoblauch; B Brede.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 7 for 21.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. D Hocking; C Knoblauch-P Meares-D Ortiz; D Hocking-P Meares-D Ortiz.
Baserunning Events
SB: M Cordova (4, 2nd base off J Santana/I Rodriguez).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Buford CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .613   11   10    4   0   
T Goodwin LF                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .257  .642   15    5    2   0   
  H Frias 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1    0   2   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .846    6    4    7   0   GDP
  M Sagmoen LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .429    4    3    0   0   
J Gonzalez DH                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .910   15    8    0   0   
  D Cedeno PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .291  .759    1    1    0   0   HR
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .682    9    7    0   0   
L Stevens 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .806   12   10    3   1   GDP
  H Mercedes C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .550    1    1    1   1   
A Diaz RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .463    8    5    1   0   
B Ripken 2B-1B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .671   14    9    7   2   
B Gil SS                      4   0   3   0    0   1  .226  .593   20   11    2   3   3B,2B

B Witt P                                                                      0   0
  J Santana P                                                                 0   0
  E Moody P                                                                   0   0
  B Eversgerd P                                                               0   0
  T Clark P                                                                   0   1
Totals                       34   1  10   0    3   3              117   75   27  10
Batting Events
2B: B Gil (13, off D Serafini).
3B: B Gil (2, off D Serafini).
HR: D Cedeno (4, off T Ritchie; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).
TB: B Gil 6; D Cedeno 4; F Tatis 2; B Ripken 2; I Rodriguez; A Diaz.
GIDP: I Rodriguez (14); L Stevens (14).
RBI: D Cedeno (33).
2-out RBI: D Cedeno.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Ripken-B Gil-B Ripken; T Clark-H Mercedes-B Ripken.
E: T Clark ().

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Serafini, W (2-0)            7     7   0   0    3   3   0   0.98   28   95-58   34· 7·17    6·16· 3· 0     63    -     0.23   0.10
T Ritchie                      2     3   1   1    0   0   1   4.89    9   22-17   11· 1· 5    4· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   1   1    3   3   1          37  117-75   45· 8·22   10·21· 4· 0           -  
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Witt, L (11-11)              0.1   6   6   6    1   0   1   4.71    8   29-17   13· 0· 4    1· 6· 5· 0     14    -     1.21  -0.40
J Santana                      3.2   6   2   2    0   4   1   6.66   17   70-50   35· 6· 9    6· 7· 3· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
E Moody                        1     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.96    6   30-20   12· 3· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
B Eversgerd                    1     2   1   1    2   2   0  20.25    7   25-13    6· 2· 5    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
T Clark                        3     5   1   1    1   0   0   6.22   14   42-28   27· 1· 0    7· 6· 4· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    21  11  11    5   7   2          52  196-128  93·12·23   16·24·14· 0          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: J Santana (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 25,923.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 94° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Texas Rangers                                
1. Chuck Knoblauch              2B       1. Damon Buford                 CF
2. Brent Brede                  RF       2. Tom Goodwin                  LF
3. Marty Cordova                LF       3. Ivan Rodriguez                C
4. Scott Stahoviak              DH       4. Juan Gonzalez                DH
5. David Ortiz                  1B       5. Fernando Tatis               3B
6. Damian Miller                 C       6. Lee Stevens                  1B
7. Todd Walker                  3B       7. Alex Diaz                    RF
8. Pat Meares                   SS       8. Billy Ripken                 2B
9. Rich Becker                  CF       9. Benji Gil                    SS

   Dan Serafini                  P          Bobby Witt                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 1 12- RRR 4,(2-1)  12% 89% 3-0 MIN T. Walker B. Witt Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores; Miller Scores; Walker Scores
t1 1 123 RR 3,(2-0)  10% 77% 1-0 MIN D. Miller B. Witt Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Cordova Scores; Stahoviak Scores; Ortiz to 2B
t1 1 12- R 1,(0-0)  9% 62% 0-0 MIN S. Stahoviak B. Witt Single to CF (Line Drive); Brede Scores; Cordova to 2B
t1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  5% 67% 1-0 MIN D. Ortiz B. Witt Walk; Cordova to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B
t4 2 -2- RR 2,(1-0)  4% 97% 6-0 MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cordova Scores; Ortiz Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 MIN C. Knoblauch B. Witt Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  2% 50% 0-0 MIN B. Brede B. Witt Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 53% 0-0 MIN M. Cordova B. Witt Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brede to 2B
t1 1 12- R 1,(0-0)  9% 62% 0-0 MIN S. Stahoviak B. Witt Single to CF (Line Drive); Brede Scores; Cordova to 2B
t1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  5% 67% 1-0 MIN D. Ortiz B. Witt Walk; Cordova to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B
t1 1 123 RR 3,(2-0)  10% 77% 1-0 MIN D. Miller B. Witt Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Cordova Scores; Stahoviak Scores; Ortiz to 2B
t1 1 12- RRR 4,(2-1)  12% 89% 3-0 MIN T. Walker B. Witt Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores; Miller Scores; Walker Scores
t1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  1% 90% 6-0 MIN P. Meares B. Witt Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Julio Santana replaces Bobby Witt pitching
t1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  2% 92% 6-0 MIN R. Becker J. Santana Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Meares to 3B
t1 1 1-3 O 7,(3-2)  -2% 90% 6-0 MIN C. Knoblauch J. Santana Strikeout Looking
t1 2 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  -2% 88% 6-0 MIN B. Brede J. Santana Strikeout Looking
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 90% 0-6 TEX D. Buford D. Serafini Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -1% 88% 0-6 TEX T. Goodwin D. Serafini Walk
b1 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  3% 91% 0-6 TEX I. Rodriguez D. Serafini Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 3-4-5
t2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  1% 92% 6-0 MIN M. Cordova J. Santana Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 91% 6-0 MIN S. Stahoviak J. Santana Strikeout Looking
t2 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 91% 6-0 MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 90% 6-0 MIN D. Miller J. Santana Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 91% 0-6 TEX J. Gonzalez D. Serafini Strikeout Swinging
b2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 92% 0-6 TEX F. Tatis D. Serafini Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O 6,(1-2)  1% 93% 0-6 TEX L. Stevens D. Serafini Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 6,(1-2)  -1% 92% 6-0 MIN T. Walker J. Santana Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 93% 6-0 MIN P. Meares J. Santana Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  0% 93% 6-0 MIN R. Becker J. Santana Wild Pitch; Meares to 2B
t3 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 92% 6-0 MIN R. Becker J. Santana Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 91% 6-0 MIN C. Knoblauch J. Santana Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 93% 0-6 TEX A. Diaz D. Serafini Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
b3 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 94% 0-6 TEX B. Ripken D. Serafini Flyball: CF
b3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -1% 92% 0-6 TEX B. Gil D. Serafini Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 2 --3 O 1,(0-0)  2% 94% 0-6 TEX D. Buford D. Serafini Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 94% 6-0 MIN B. Brede J. Santana Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  0% 94% 6-0 MIN M. Cordova J. Santana Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 93% 6-0 MIN S. Stahoviak J. Santana Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
t4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  0% 94% 6-0 MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana Cordova Steals 2B
t4 2 -2- RR 2,(1-0)  4% 97% 6-0 MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cordova Scores; Ortiz Scores
t4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  0% 97% 8-0 MIN D. Miller J. Santana Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t4 2 1-- O 7,(1-2)  -0% 97% 8-0 MIN T. Walker J. Santana Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 98% 0-8 TEX T. Goodwin D. Serafini Lineout: 2B
b4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -1% 97% 0-8 TEX I. Rodriguez D. Serafini Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b4 1 1-- O 4,(2-1)  1% 98% 0-8 TEX J. Gonzalez D. Serafini Lineout: LF
b4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  -1% 97% 0-8 TEX F. Tatis D. Serafini Single to CF (Fly Ball); Rodriguez to 3B
b4 2 1-3 O 5,(1-2)  1% 98% 0-8 TEX L. Stevens D. Serafini Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rangers' Eric Moody facing 8-9-1
Eric Moody replaces Julio Santana pitching
t5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  0% 99% 8-0 MIN P. Meares E. Moody Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 8-0 MIN R. Becker E. Moody Single to RF (Line Drive); Meares to 3B
t5 0 1-3 8,(3-2)  0% 99% 8-0 MIN C. Knoblauch E. Moody Walk; Becker to 2B
t5 0 123 O 5,(1-2)  -0% 99% 8-0 MIN B. Brede E. Moody Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 123 RO 7,(2-2)  0% 99% 8-0 MIN M. Cordova E. Moody Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Meares Scores; Becker to 3B
t5 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 9-0 MIN S. Stahoviak E. Moody Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 99% 0-9 TEX A. Diaz D. Serafini Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 0-9 TEX B. Ripken D. Serafini Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  -1% 98% 0-9 TEX B. Gil D. Serafini Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Ripken to 3B
b5 1 -23 O 3,(0-2)  1% 99% 0-9 TEX D. Buford D. Serafini Flyball: SS
b5 2 -23 6,(3-2)  -0% 99% 0-9 TEX T. Goodwin D. Serafini Walk
b5 2 123 O 2,(1-0)  1% 99% 0-9 TEX I. Rodriguez D. Serafini Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-0, Rangers' Bryan Eversgerd facing 5-6-7
Bryan Eversgerd replaces Eric Moody pitching
t6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 9-0 MIN D. Ortiz B. Eversgerd Double to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 100% 9-0 MIN D. Miller B. Eversgerd Strikeout Looking
t6 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  0% 100% 9-0 MIN T. Walker B. Eversgerd Walk
t6 1 12- 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 9-0 MIN P. Meares B. Eversgerd Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ortiz to 3B; Walker to 2B
t6 1 123 O 5,(1-2)  -0% 100% 9-0 MIN R. Becker B. Eversgerd Strikeout Looking
t6 2 123 R 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 9-0 MIN C. Knoblauch B. Eversgerd Walk; Ortiz Scores; Walker to 3B; Meares to 2B
Dennis Hocking pinch runs for Chuck Knoblauch (2B) batting 1st
t6 2 123 O 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN B. Brede B. Eversgerd Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
Dennis Hocking moves from PR to 2B
b6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  -0% 99% 0-10 TEX J. Gonzalez D. Serafini Walk
b6 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-10 TEX F. Tatis D. Serafini Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b6 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-10 TEX L. Stevens D. Serafini Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-0, Rangers' Terry Clark facing 3-4-5
Terry Clark replaces Bryan Eversgerd pitching; Henry Mercedes replaces Lee Stevens (1B) playing C batting 6th; Billy Ripken moves from 2B to 1B; Hanley Frias replaces Tom Goodwin (LF) playing 2B batting 2nd; Marc Sagmoen replaces Ivan Rodriguez (C) playing LF batting 3rd
t7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN M. Cordova T. Clark Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left)
t7 0 1-- O 7,(2-2)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN S. Stahoviak T. Clark Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Cordova to 2B
Chris Latham pinch runs for Marty Cordova (LF) batting 3rd
t7 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN D. Ortiz T. Clark Walk
t7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN D. Miller T. Clark Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Latham to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
t7 1 123 OO 2,(0-1)  -0% 100% 10-0 MIN T. Walker T. Clark Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
Rich Becker moves from CF to LF; Chris Latham moves from PR to CF
b7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 0-10 TEX A. Diaz D. Serafini Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  -0% 100% 0-10 TEX B. Ripken D. Serafini Single to CF (Fly Ball); Diaz to 2B
b7 0 12- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-10 TEX B. Gil D. Serafini Strikeout Looking
b7 1 12- OO 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 0-10 TEX D. Buford D. Serafini Fly Ball Double Play: 2B unassisted (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-0, Rangers' Terry Clark facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN P. Meares T. Clark Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN R. Becker T. Clark Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN D. Hocking T. Clark Groundout: 1B unassisted; Becker to 2B
t8 2 -2- R 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 10-0 MIN B. Brede T. Clark Double to 1B (Line Drive); Becker Scores
t8 2 -2- O 3,(2-0)  0% 100% 11-0 MIN C. Latham T. Clark Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-11, Twins' Todd Ritchie facing 2-3-4
Todd Ritchie replaces Dan Serafini pitching; Javier Valentin replaces Damian Miller playing C batting 6th
b8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-11 TEX H. Frias T. Ritchie Flyball: CF
b8 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-11 TEX M. Sagmoen T. Ritchie Groundout: 2B-1B
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Juan Gonzalez (DH) batting 4th
b8 2 --- R 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-11 TEX D. Cedeno T. Ritchie Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 1-11 TEX F. Tatis T. Ritchie Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 1-11 TEX H. Mercedes T. Ritchie Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Rangers' Terry Clark facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 11-1 MIN S. Stahoviak T. Clark Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 11-1 MIN D. Ortiz T. Clark Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stahoviak to 2B
t9 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 11-1 MIN J. Valentin T. Clark Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Stahoviak to 3B
t9 1 1-3 OO 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 11-1 MIN T. Walker T. Clark Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-11, Twins' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
b9 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 1-11 TEX A. Diaz T. Ritchie Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b9 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 1-11 TEX B. Ripken T. Ritchie Flyball: RF
b9 2 --- 5,(1-2)  0% 100% 1-11 TEX B. Gil T. Ritchie Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 1-11 TEX D. Buford T. Ritchie Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 1.

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